Author: Buda Valentina Andor Minodora Petrescu Lucian Cristescu Carmen Baibata Dana Emilia Voicu Mirela Munteanu Melania Citu Ioana Muntean Calin Cretu Octavian Tomescu Mirela Cleopatra
Publisher: MDPI
E-ISSN: 1422-0067|18|2|348-348
ISSN: 1422-0067
Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol.18, Iss.2, 2017-02, pp. : 348-348
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Abstract
Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) is a potent endogenous inhibitor of both physiological and pathological angiogenesis, widely studied as a target in drug development for treating cancer. Several studies performed in the cardiovascular field on TSP-1 are contradictory, the role of TSP-1 in the physiopathology of cardiovascular disorders (CVDs) being, for the moment, incompletely understood and may be due to the presence of several domains in its structure which can stimulate many cellular receptors. It has been reported to inhibit NO-mediated signaling and to act on the angiogenesis, tissue perfusion, endothelial cell proliferation, and homeostasis, so we aimed to quantify the effect Perindopril has on TSP-1 plasma levels in hypertensive patients with endothelial dysfunction in comparison with other antihypertensive drugs, such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, and diuretics, in a chronic treatment. As a conclusion, patients under treatment with Perindopril had increased plasma levels of TSP-1 compared with other hypertensive patients and with the control group. The results of this study confirms the pleiotropic properties of Perindopril: anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, with effects showed by quantifying a single biomarker: TSP-1.
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